So then the engine blew...
I was driving down the highway when I heard a tap tap tap that led to a slap slap slap and then a stall. It was not cool.
So rather than having someone do it I decided to get an old rusted out parts truck with a good motor (pretty common in New England) and swap it in. The only hard part was changing the new motor from carburated to fuel injection.
Here are some pictures.
The original block with intake and exhaust manifold off.
Original block showing where intake manifold goes.
The Intake Manifold and Plenum
The Old one out with my buddy inside.
The New Engine
The New one is about to go in but has to be humped first.
The New One In
I've done other stuff too like hubs (first time offroading got stuck in a corn field), steering stuff, brakes, etc but that comes with the teritory in buying a 17 or 18 year old car.
